PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Cory Trevor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Renato Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Trevor comes into the arena with Bounce Wimme Now blaring out of the sound system. Gracie comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Bring Da Ruckus kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Trevor
vs
Gracie

194 cm
26
133 lbs
17 - 6 - 0

170 cm
32
142 lbs
19 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
Good knees
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

TFP Graphics - Pit Inc

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Cory Trevor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Renato Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Vladimir Khabensky and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gracie connects with a crisp jab.
Gracie checks a low kick from Trevor.

Gracie fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Trevor sprawls well initially but Gracie persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Trevor is trying to maintain the position but Gracie is very close to passing his half guard.
Trevor wants to improve his position but Gracie is controlling well.
Gracie drops an elbow to the side of Trevor's head.
Trevor avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Gracie.
Trevor moves into full guard.
Gracie prevents Trevor from getting back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gracie pushes down on Trevor's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Gracie lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gracie lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Trevor regains full guard. Nicely done.
Trevor not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Trevor will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Trevor looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Trevor throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Trevor is trying to keep Gracie in close.
Gracie with a flurry of punches that miss.
Gracie working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Gracie distracts Trevor with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Gracie stopping the sweep attempt from Trevor.
Trevor really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Gracie working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie throwing strikes from guard but Trevor blocks nicely.
Trevor working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gracie.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Gracie throws a big right hand that misses.
Gracie distracts Trevor with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gracie throwing strikes from guard but Trevor blocks nicely.
Gracie pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Trevor is keeping the position for now.
Gracie postures up in Trevor's guard and throws a big left but Trevor blocks it.
Gracie must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Trevor utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Gracie is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Gracie throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Trevor lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Gracie!
Gracie wants to control but Trevor is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Trevor cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Trevor with good strikes from the mount here!
Gracie looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!

Trevor working for the choke.

Gracie is trying to shake Trevor off. He's managed it and has hopped back to his feet! Trevor won't be happy about giving up the dominant position.

Gracie looking to score a takedown here. Trevor is defending well but Gracie drives through and ends up in Trevor's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gracie throwing strikes from guard but Trevor blocks nicely.
Trevor trying to keep a closed guard but Gracie is proving a slippery customer.

Gracie got a little sloppy there for a moment and Trevor has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Gracie has managed to get both his arms back between Trevor's legs - danger averted.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trevor manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Trevor cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Gracie is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Trevor wants to take Gracie's back here but Gracie is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.

Trevor is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Gracie has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Gracie!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Trevor had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Gracie defends it easily.

Trevor is working an open guard so Gracie takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Renato Gracie will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Trevor fails in his attempt to clinch.

Gracie shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Trevor is trying to defend but Gracie finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Gracie winds up and cracks Trevor with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Gracie slips a nice elbow through Trevor's hands, connecting with Trevor's forehead.

Trevor is rocked!
Gracie drops an elbow to the side of Trevor's head.
Oh Trevor is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Trevor is pressing down on Gracie's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Gracie stands up over Trevor, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

Trevor escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Gracie gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gracie lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Gracie keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Trevor's head.
Trevor has momentary wrist control but Gracie slips an elbow through the middle.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gracie accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Trevor is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

Trevor is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Gracie is aware though and is defending well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie distracts Trevor with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

Trevor looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Gracie advances to half guard.
Gracie scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Trevor trying to control from the bottom.
Trevor taking some punishment here, with Gracie in his half guard.
Ground and pound from Gracie.
Gracie is trying to control the action in half guard but Trevor is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Renato Gracie has got the better of the ground game so far.

Trevor actively working from the bottom here.
Gracie lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Gracie missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Gracie scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Gracie lands strikes from half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Trevor is trying is best to control the position here.
Gracie drops an elbow to the side of Trevor's head.
Gracie lands a big elbow - Trevor is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Gracie!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Renato Gracie!